| | | Display: News - Images - Sections What’s new at IllinoisTimesA school by any other nameThe good people of Chatham have built themselves a second public elementary school, to give their young the skills they will need to someday leave Chatham.  Investigating Muslims or coming together as Americans?My son, Mohammed Salman Hamdani, was a 23-year-old paramedic, a New York City police cadet and a Muslim American. He was one of those brave 2,976 people who tragically lost their lives in the 9/11 terrorist attacks almost a decade ago. As The New York Times. The Kochs and the guv stir up a hornets’ nestThank you, Scott Walker! And you, too, Charles and David Koch! Thanks for being so ham-handed in pushing your self-serving, virulently anti-union agenda on the schoolteachers, health care workers, park rangers and other public employees of Wisconsin.. iceman poem # 2there’s another theory out about my death I’m interested of course in how I died it was pretty sudden it’s not a new idea the basic part aristotle and plato both thought of and then velikovsky but now I’ve been added to the equation seems a meteor a... LETTERSI was amazed that the article by James Krohe Jr., “Living too high off the hog” [ March 3] was even considered for publication. His comparison of members of our community, often in the most vulnerable times of their lives, to soybeans is callous to say the least. Investigating Muslims or coming together as Americans?He seems to have forgotten that the young man who plotted to bomb a Christmas tree lighting in Oregon was turned in to the authorities by his own Muslim father. The fact of the matter is that, like all Americans, American Muslims are committed to the safety of their families, their communities and their nation. Bad news on the budget just keeps comingThe Illinois House’s new revenue projection for next fiscal year, which begins in July, is $759 million lower than the governor’s. However, the House’s forecast is also $2.2 billion below Gov. Pat Quinn’s projected spending for the coming fiscal year.. SEVEN PANCAKESon what amounts to a technicality, the Illuminati Motorworks crew is still working on their fully-electric four-seat vehicle, Seven, which gets the equivalent of between 119 and 230 miles per gallon. The next step is testing the car’s power and efficiency at the Chrysler Proving Grounds in Chelsea, Mich. Mayor candidates break from the pastAt a public forum on March 3, three of the four candidates for Springfield mayor addressed issues of transparency, political patronage, minority representation and more, each saying their administration would represent a break from the past. Home birth bill takes a baby step for midwivesEvery time Sheri Brinkmeyer ponders having a third child, she can't help but think that her family's recent relocation to Springfield wasn't the best move. She's afraid the state's lack of midwife licensure will mean giving birth in a hospital, like she did with her first child when she felt poked, prodded and bossed around. Paper and perks, top issues for city clerk candidatesDemocrat Frank Kunz, 3rd Ward alderman and candidate for mayor of Springfield, says “everything just moves quicker” at the city clerk’s office since Cecilia Tumulty took the helm in 2003. Kunz began his career as alderman in 1999, the same year as Tumulty. Aldermanic candidates quizzed for answers to community problemsDoris Turner says that 65 percent of the people within the Third Ward do not have sidewalks, something she hopes to change if elected to the alderman post in the April 5 election. Infrastructure and public safety were only a few of the hot-button issues that gained traction at the Citywide Aldermanic Forum March 3. The longest warThe medevac stood off until the Apaches, with 30mm cannons blazing, made sure that any insurgents left in the area would flee or at least hide and stop shooting. It’s strange how that sound can bring joy or dread depending on which side of the fight you’re on. ABOUT THE ARTICLE:After nine years, America’s war in Afghanistan just keeps dragging on. The war’s aimlessness and futility seemed apparent when late last year our sister alternative newsweekly, Fort Worth Weekly, sent a writer and photographer for a firsthand look at the war from the perspective of U. The longest warBeyond the geography and troop shortages, Abu Company’s mission is greatly complicated by tribal politics. Most of the smuggling routes in the region are controlled by the powerful Haqqani tribe. The longest warHigher-ups in the battalion command structure had to check maps to see whether the insurgents’ position was too close to any buildings. If it had been, permission to fire would have been denied. Abu Company knew that, in this case, there were no buildings around. Task force leads the way to local food“ ‘Eating is an agricultural act,’ as Wendell Berry famously said. It is also an ecological act, and a political act, too. Though much has been done to obscure this simple fact, how and what we eat determines to a great extent the use we make of the world – and what is to become of it. Rango, a dynamic tribute to westerns, a lost genreRango (voice of Johnny Depp) is a chameleon who longs to be an actor but he’s really just a ham in search of an audience. He gets just that after a freak accident catapults him from the safety of a cozy terrarium into the cruel Nevada desert, where he stumbles into the ramshackle town of Dirt. Greening up earlyThe world may seem a little greener a little sooner than usual this season, but it isn’t because of the climate change issue. For those of you who follow the Irish calendar, it so happens for 2011 March 17 is on a Thursday, but Springfield’s annual St. BAND SPOTLIGHT | The Emerald UndergroundPatrick’s Day ruckus, in the past year The Emerald Underground weathered another transformation in its evolution as the area purveyor of Celtic-fusion music. Longtime musician Jack White (vocals, keyboards, guitar), the last surviving member from Stone Ring Circle, the predecessor of TEU, stays with the group through the numerous St. PUB CRAWLDates, times and locations are subject to change, so we suggest calling before attending an event.. SkibbereenBlues Saturday w/ Dave Lumsden, Dan Rivero & Wayne Carter. THE CALENDARDates, times and locations are subject to last-minute changes, so we suggest calling before attending the event.. Comedian Rex Havensnationally known Randy Erwin, Yodeling Cowboy. $12. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St, 217-523-2787.. MUSIC | Accents of AmericanaWorld-famous folk songwriter and songster Arlo Guthrie performs March 16 in Springfield on his Journey On Tour with special guests The Burns Sisters. Listen to well-known classics such as his 1967 hit, “Alice’s Restaurant,” and the ’72 rendition of “City of New Orleans. THE CALENDAR5:30pm Mon-Sat, Creative, one-of-a-kind bags for all occasions in all sizes by Ann Collins.. HistoryBecoming Empowered & Successful Teens & Parent Transition Support Group. MUSIC | Jazz divas salute EllaChicago jazz divas Frieda Lee, Spider Saloff, pictured, and Dee Alexander play tribute to the lategreat first lady of song, Ella Fitzgerald. The Windy City trio love Ella so much, and fell in love working together, that they took their tribute on the road. PUBLICNOTICESIn the Circuit Court for the Seventh Judicial Circuit Sangamon County, Illinois In the Matter of the Estate of DAVID A. JENKINS, Deceased Court No. 2011-P-81 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of David A. Jenkins. Letters of office were issued on February 22, 2011, to Deanne M. Loading writers... Loading ads... Loading comments... THE CALENDAR THE CALENDAR continued from page 25 Horizons Art Show Mar 11-13, 18-20, 12-4pm Fri- Sun, Through April 23, Featured Artist is water colorist Janet Smith. Prairie Palette Art Gallery, on the square, Petersburg, 217-971-7431. Lincoln is Bigger Than Me Mar 19-23, 8:30am-8:30pm Mon-Fri, 1-5 Sat, Carterville artist Drew Tucker. Opening Mar 19, 7pm. Layman Gallery, Lincoln College, Lincoln. 732- 3155. March Gallery Hours Mar 10-13, 15-20, 22-23, 1- 3pm Sun, 4-6pm Tue-Sat, Anne Bossert - paintings and furniture, Michael Allison - paintings, both of Colorado. David Strawn Art Gallery, 331 W. College Ave, Jacksonville, 243- 9390. Mi America/My America Mar 10, 14-17, 21-23, 11am- 6pm Mon-Thu, Through Mar 23, Large silk screen prints by artist, writer, U of C at Davis Chicana/o studies professor Carlos Francisco Jackson. UIS Visual Arts Gallery, HSB 201, One University Plaza, 206- 6506. Pastiche: Art Formed from Disparate Sources Mar 10-12, 14-19, 21-23, 10am-5pm Mon-Fri. 10am-3pm Sat, Through Apr 2, Work from Anne Bagby, Lois James, K. Daphne Koop and Mary Frances. 700 N. Fourth St. Photography Contest Amateur photography contest sponsored by Washington Park Botanical Garden and PSC Digital. Deadline April 18, 4 p.m. 753-6228. Washington Park Botanical Garden, 1740 W. Fayette Ave. Smithereen Mar 10-12, 14-19, 21-23, 7am- 3:30pm Mon-Fri, 9am-2pm Sat, Abstract acrylics exhibit by artist Reen Smith runs through March. troutlilycafe.com. Trout Lily Cafe, 218 S. Sixth St. Sorenson Exhibit Mar 10-12, 14-19, 21-23, 8am- 5pm, Through March view watercolors, oil pastels and oils. Illinois Presbyterian Home, 2005 W. Lawrence. The Urge to Embellish Exhibition Mar 10-23, 8:30am-5pm Mon- Sat, 12-5pm Sun, Eclectic array of new acquisitions and rarelyseen works from museum’s collections made predominantly by non-professional artists. Free. Illinois State Museum, 502 S. Spring St, 782-7386. Visual Harmonies Mar 10-12, 15-19, 22-23, 10am-5pm Tue-Fri, 10am-3pm Sat, Feb 25 through Apr 2, Dan Grossman (Oil); Felicia Olin (Mixed Media); Janet Seitz Carlson (Glass). H.D. Smith Gallery, 420 S. Sixth St. Film & Television Film Series: Mother and Child Mar 13, 1pm and 4pm, Mar 15, 7pm, Parkway Pointe Cinema, 3025 Lindbergh Boulevard, 523-2631. Springfield/Central Illinois Film Commission Meeting Mar 17, 7-9pm, 6pm dinner, Third Thursday of each month. Free, but food purchase requested. 816-2117. Lake Pointe Grill, 1386 Toronto Rd. continued on page 28 |
